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It was the year of Richard Nixon's re-election as president, the last Apollo mission to the moon, the Munich Summer Olympics, the "Immaculate Reception" by the Pittsburgh Steelers, the defeat of Boris Spassky by Bobby Fischer, and the withdrawal of the last U.S. ground troops from Vietnam. Check back often for another dose of 1972! Friday, September 14, 2012 1972 Films: The GodfatherThe movie trailer for The Godfather, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, released on March 15, 1972: The film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won three -- best picture, best writing adapted screenplay, and best actor, though Marlon Brando declined the award. See Wikipedia and IMDB for more details about "The Godfather." tags: 1972 1970s the seventies 1972 movies what happened in 1972? link 0 comments Thursday, September 13, 2012 1972 Music: Roxy MusicRoxy Music performs "Virginia Plain" on Top of the Pops in 1972: tags: Roxy Music 1970s 1972 1972 music what happened in 1972? link 0 comments Tuesday, March 13, 2012 1972 Eames Promo Film for the Polaroid SX-70A 1972 promo film for the Polaroid SX-70, produced by the Office of Charles & Ray Eames: In this recent Smithsonian magazine piece, the SX-70 is described as "the most sophisticated and innovative consumer product of its time." tags: Polaroid SX-70 1970s 1972 link 0 comments |
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